Welcome home Hōkūleʻa! After a three-year circumnavigation of the earth, covering 47,000 nautical miles, with stops at 85 ports in 26 countries, Hōkūleʻa comes to Kauai. An unforgettable day in Hanalei. #hokuleawwv#hokuleahomecoming#olukai

What an amazing and historic day, in honoring Hokulea and Uncle Buffalo Keaulana, as Mayor Caldwell and Governor David Ige, proclaimed Richard “Buffalo “ Keaulana, the honorary Mayor of Makaha. Master Navigator, Uncle Nainoa Thompson gave a beautiful and emotional speech, that every Hawaiian, and I mean EVERY, should have heard. I am humbled to be given the opportunity to perform for you, especially the song “Hokulea”, which was written by the great Eddie Aikau himself. Thanks to my sister @kahuanela for playing guitar since my arm is broken. #hokulea#hawaiian#hawaii@desidemakaha@iolaniadams@hokuleawwv@rvca#hokuleahomecoming . 1st pic-Buffalo Keaulana, 2nd-Brian Keaulana, 3rd- Nainoa Thompson, 4th-Hokulea

#tbt to @hokuleawwv arriving in Honolulu after three years of traveling around the world. Hard to capture the emotional weight of this moment, so meaningful to Hawaiians as well as all Pacific Islanders whose ancestors traversed the ocean using only the wind, waves and stars.

Who wants to take a serious picture? Yea not me. 😂🌺 our future flower lei girls are as young as the grove of flower trees their parents tend to. We may have more strong scented pua melia and kinikini in my neck of the woods , and hope that their pua lei grove grow to help nourish the resource for lei making locally. Our mixed ethics are as diversely beautiful as a lei haku of many flowers. We are stoked to know Molokai and Kauai watergirls will replenish and share the hawaiian traditions of lei making.

A few more from Hokulea's visit to Kauai ⛵️Such an awesome afternoon on the bay getting to see this ancient vessel up close

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Truly an incredible voyage Hōkūlea and her crew have sailed these past 3 years ⛵️ Only using ancient Polynesian wayfinding by observing the stars, the sun, the ocean swells, birds and other signs of nature to guide them. Hōkūlea and her crew circumnavigated the globe covering 47,000 nautical miles, visiting 85 ports in 26 countries. Such a humbling and inspiring experience visiting her as she docked in Hanalei Bay 🙏